The faculty and staff of Scheck Hillel Community School's Jordan Alexander Ressler Arts Program are pleased to announce the winners of its 2020-21 Performing Arts Awards.
During this pandemic year, Scheck Hillel's performing arts students found new methods of expression and modes of creativity in the virtual realm. "We're both gratified and proud at how well our students and faculty rallied and adapted to meet this year's challenges. Through their determination and enthusiasm, our performing arts students proved that the show must and will go on," remarked Stuart Rosenthal, Jordan Alexander Ressler Arts Program Director.
These are the honored students and their teachers:
BAND
Matt Villa, Director
John Philip Sousa Award: Leonardo Bentata '21; Patrick Gilmore Award: Zachary Lemmer '22; Director's Awards: Daniel Abbo '22 , Sadie Lemmer '25; Leonard Bernstein Award: Jack Brown '21; Quincy Jones Award: Malvina Dimitri '22; Musicianship Certificates: Hannah Stern '22, Noah Levine '23, Yitzhak Lopez '25, Valerie Nichols '25, Liam Garzon '26, Habib Levy '27
ORCHESTRA
Angelica Losada, Director
National School Orchestra Award: Jake Gelb '21; Director's Awards: Esther Attar '24, Ariella Bitton '24, Shalom-Lev Meisels '24; Leonard Bernstein Award: Kassandra Lazega '26; Leadership Awards: Adina Heinrich '25, Sara Sterental '25; Musicianship Certificates: Alexis Goldin '23, Jasmine Pyle '24, Mia Agay '25, Samuel Hirshbein '26, Avichai Meisels '26, David Norman '26, Nathan Schonfeld '26, Alexander Haime '27.
THEATRE
Stuart Rosenthal, Director
Awards for Outstanding Performance: Ellie Esquenazi '24, Anoushka Faith '25, Lochlainn Donaher '26, Nathan Schonfeld '26; Rising Star Awards: Leanne Aligem '26, Jake Kravetz '26; Big Splash Awards: Bianca Brejt '26, Andre Alperowitch '27, Jaime Fridzon '27; Director's Award: Jeremy Schonfeld '24; Leadership Award: Lochlainn Donaher '26; Legacy Award: Noah Givner '21.
Congratulations to all these talented students!